This isn't unique to Massachusetts.
From the article:
"After decades of decline, farming is resurging across the state. New farmers are graduates fresh out of college, immigrants with farming backgrounds, or former professionals starting second careers. Many begin as part-timers while hanging on to day jobs to supplement their incomes... Those looking to make a new living from tilling the soil begin at training programs run by the state, universities, or nonprofit organizations — and the skills they learn have as much to do with running a business as with harvesting a crop."
I find this extremely fascinating and encouraging. It would seem a spirit of producerism is beginning to eclipse the modern spirit of consumerism. Or at least balance the latter out. This is a must. We must have balance in our lives if we are to live well. A production/consumption balance is ideal. I know there's a Consumer Reports magazine currently. One day, there should be a Producer Reports magazine.
I would hope, through this resurgence of farming that new ideas emerge, and that farming practices begin to mimic nature, where the farm is no longer an ecological desert but an multi-specie edible oasis. The farm becomes as diverse as the jungle and the farmer as omnipotent as the jungle allows.
So in love with your posts!
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